Amid persistent instability in Nigeria’s national power grid, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the state is taking deliberate steps to achieve energy self-sufficiency by developing local power solutions and assuming regulatory control of its electricity sector. Speaking to journalists…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held on November 15–16, 2025 in Ibadan. The court ruled that the convention was conducted in violation of existing court orders and…
The Israeli military said on Friday it launched overnight strikes at “eight terrorists” in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing three of them, with a fragile ceasefire still in place in the Palestinian territory. The US-brokered ceasefire, which sought…
Barrister Maxwell Okpara, a vocal legal practitioner and political commentator, has sparked a fresh round of discussions regarding the future of the Nigerian opposition ahead of upcoming electoral cycles. During a recent interview, the lawyer analyzed the shifting dynamics within…
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Thursday, January 29, 2026, with the continuation of testimony by Prosecution Witness Seven, PW7, Olomotane Egoro, a…
Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, NEWSMAX NIGERIA has learnt. Mr Amandi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the…
Three police officers have been killed, and two others injured following an ambush by suspected armed hoodlums along the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State. The incident occurred on Tuesday at about 12:44 p.m., when a team of police officers on…
The Anambra State Government has issued a stern directive mandating all schools in the state — public, private, mission, and returned — to ensure complete resumption of academic activities every Monday, with immediate closure as penalty for any school that…
Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested and detained some of its officers over the death of a motorcyclist identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike. The police disclosed that due to alleged “unprofessional” conduct of some officers on patrol on 27th day of…
The Anambra State Government has directed all categories of schools in the state to ensure full resumption of academic activities on Mondays, warning that non-compliant schools will be shut down. According to NAN, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh,…
